Columbia University

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 8, 2015

Columbia University students gathering for 40th class reunion bring about 90 paintings they bought years earlier from Sam Steinberg, street peddler who sold candy and art work on campus, but 60 accidentally get thrown out with trash; students reminisce about Steinberg, who first began selling his art in 1960s. MORE

Jun. 3, 2015

Vivian Marino 30-Minute Interview with Amale Andraos, newly appointed dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. MORE

Jun. 2, 2015

University of Miami dominates Columbia, 21-3, in the Coral Gables regional of the NCAA baseball tournament; will face Virginia Commonwealth in the super regional. MORE

Jun. 1, 2015

May. 26, 2015

Columbia University draws No 3 seed in Coral Gables, Fla, region of NCAA Division 1 baseball tournament, where they will face No 2 seed East Carolina. MORE

May. 25, 2015

Columbia University baseball coach Brett Boretti has transformed team since taking over in 2005; team has bounced back from 20-season losing streak in 2009 and has just completed record 31-15 season for third consecutive Ivy League title. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz brings mattress on stage at graduation ceremony, despite requests from school officials to leave it behind; has carried mattress around campus for past year in protest of way university handled her sexual assault case; project, which was also her senior art thesis, has drawn national attention to issue and led to Columbia's new sexual respect education requirement. MORE

May. 16, 2015

Long-separated sisters Lizzie Valverde and Katy Olson met in writing class at Columbia University through series of coincidences and discovered their familial connection; two women were given up for adoption by their mother in Florida and were raised by separate families in different parts of the country. MORE

May. 16, 2015

Arthur Mitchell, first black principal dancer at New York City Ballet and co-founder of Dance Theater of Harlem, donates his archives to Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library; plans to work closely with library to extend reach of collection, and has stipulated library offer public programming and other auxiliary events. MORE

May. 14, 2015

Columbia University students research school's historical relationship with slavery for seminar led by historian Eric Foner; find financial and other links to slave owners and traders, as well as evidence that student body was largely apathetic on issue. MORE

May. 9, 2015

Students from Columbia University Marching Band, participating in traditional Orgo Night, poke fun at tumultuous year fraught with tensions over campus sexual assault; while some on campus welcome levity as stress-relieving moment, others are perturbed by efforts to make light of serious issue. MORE

May. 5, 2015

Profile of Sunil Gulati, president of the Untied States Soccer Federation, who also teaches an economics course at Columbia University. MORE

May. 5, 2015

Brian Seibert reviews dance concert Barnard/Columbia Dances, featuring Barnard and Columbia University students performing works by notable choreographers, at Miller Theater. MORE

Apr. 29, 2015

New York City FC, navigating New York's frenetic real estate market in search for permanent home, is considering move to Columbia University's Baker Athletics Complex in Manhattan; proposal would include new, larger stadium for the soccer club and Columbia's football team. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Celebrity TV host Dr Mehmet Oz strikes back at physicians who are calling for termination of his faculty position at Columbia University, defending the medical advice he has dispensed on The Dr Oz Show. MORE

Apr. 6, 2015

News Analysis; report released by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism finds that Rolling Stone article written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely about alleged gang rape at University of Virginia is case study in failure to follow basic journalistic practices; report details how errors were made at every level of editorial process, and raises questions about why article came to be published. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Profile of Troy Murphy, former power forward from Notre Dame who spent 12 seasons in the NBA; Murphy is now a full-time undergraduate student at Columbia's School of General Studies, where he hopes to obtain a bachelor’s degree in sociology. MORE

Mar. 4, 2015

Graduate students at Columbia University and several other schools, inspired by New York University's 2013 decision, are seeking union recognition; Columbia has refused, citing 2004 National Labor Relations Board ruling which found that graduate teaching and research assistants were students rather than workers. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Columbia University announces Al Bagnoli as its new football coach; move, coming just three months after celebrated coach left his long-term post at University of Pennsylvania, stuns the Ivy League. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

Feb. 8, 2015

Op-Ed article by author Judith Shulevitz asserts that rape allegations made against Columbia University student Paul Nungesser by fellow student Emma Sulkowicz, and media attention they have received, underscored near universal lack of confidence in campus sexual assault proceedings; outlines how universities can improve way they address sexual assault investigations. MORE

Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 4, 2015

Columbia University hires marketing executive Peter Pilling as its next athletic director. MORE

Dec. 23, 2014

Rolling Stone magazine is asking Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to review article about gang rape at University of Virginia written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely; Jann Wenner, magazine's editor and publisher, says review will evaluate process that led to publication of story and that report will be published unedited in its entirety on magazine's Web site, with excerpts appearing in print. MORE

Dec. 22, 2014

Paul Nungesser, Columbia University student accused of rape, breaks silence to address what he characterizes as campaign of bullying against him at school; Emma Sulkowicz, one of his three accusers, has gained national attention through senior art thesis project, in which she carries mattress with her to demonstrate burden she bears; Nungesser says that Columbia, which cleared him of all charges, is complicit in campaign and has abdicated its responsibility to him in favor of mob justice. MORE

Dec. 12, 2014

Profile of Columbia University women's basketball coach Stephanie Glance, whose traditionally low-performing team is showing promise during second season under her tenure; Glance learned her craft while working with basketball legends like Kay Yow and Pat Summitt. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

Kentucky rallies to beat Columbia, 56-46, in men's college basketball; other results noted. MORE

Dec. 9, 2014

Small number of students at Columbia Law School have been granted postponements of their final exams; allowances follow decision by Columbia to allow a delay for any students feeling undermined and disheartened by grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in deaths of unarmed black men in New York City and Ferguson, Mo. MORE

Dec. 6, 2014

Columbia University football coach Pete Mangurian resigns, day after university's student newspaper reports that players had written a letter accusing him of physically and verbally abusive behavior. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

Columbia University president Lee C Bollinger is pledging comprehensive review of football program, while offering support for coach Peter Mangurian; team is on 20-game losing streak, worst in its long-struggling history. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

New York State appeals court dismisses lawsuit by Sylvia Nasar, professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, who had accused school of mishandling $4.5 million in funds generated by endowment from Knight Foundation. MORE

Nov. 12, 2014

Alex Rosenberg, leading scorer on Columbia's men's basketball team, withdraws from classes so that he can return to team one year later; decision, following foot injury, is made in accordance with Ivy League eligibility rules. MORE

Oct. 19, 2014

College Football East Roundup; Pennsylvania routs Columbia, 31-7; other scores noted. MORE

Sep. 22, 2014

Prof Kenneth T Jackson and 200 Columbia University students take an all-night bike ride, pedaling by New York City landmarks and historic sites as part of his course on the History of the City of New York; holds event periodically every few years since the mid-1970's as he feels students can understand the city better by seeing where its history had taken place. MORE

Sep. 22, 2014

Roberta Smith discusses Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, who is protesting university's response to sexual assault she endured by carrying mattress around with her; notes that Sulkowicz has branded her actions as performance art piece, titled Carry the Weight, and is submitting it as senior art thesis; says work comes at time when political protest and performance art are intersecting in increasingly adamant ways. MORE

Aug. 13, 2014

Columbia University cancels campuswide concert Bacchanal, following months of criticism about school's policies on addressing sexual assaults on campus; student groups say move was made to reduce sexual assaults on campus but school officials deny harassment concerns played a part in decision. MORE

Aug. 12, 2014

Columbia University on Tuesday announced that it had selected a New York architect with experience in designing structures around the world as the 13th dean of its architecture school. MORE

Aug. 5, 2014

Frank Bruni Op-Ed article praises seminar sponsored by the Double Discovery Center that pairs undergraduate mentors from Columbia University with New York City teens who hope to become the first in their families with a college degree; holds program is distinct in that it asks underprivileged young people to engage in big ideas, classic authors and sophisticated discussions, helping them gain fluency they will need to achieve true social mobility. MORE

Jul. 2, 2014

Columbia University announces that Mike Pride, former editor of The Concord Monitor, will oversea Pulitzer Prizes. MORE

Jun. 22, 2014

Adam Bryant Corner Office column features interview with Michael J Passaro, stage manager for Broadway production of Pippin and head of the stage management concentration at Columbia University; Passaro discusses his career and leadership philosophy. MORE

Jun. 1, 2014

Bethune-Cookman withstands a late Columbia rally to beat the Lions, 6-5, in an elimination game at the Coral Gables, Fla, NCAA regional baseball tournament; Columbia finishes its baseball season 29-20. MORE

May. 28, 2014

Columbia University baseball team has thrived on an ethic of unselfishness and team-oriented play, setting a team record for victories with a 29-18 season; Lions are now preparing for the NCAA tournament. MORE

May. 14, 2014

List of names described as 'sexual assault violators on campus' has appeared on women's bathroom walls and stacks of fliers at Columbia University; vigilantelike actions are dividing student body at Columbia, where 23 students filed federal complaint accusing university of having inadequate and insensitive process for adjudicating sexual assault cases. MORE

May. 11, 2014

Columbia earns the first automatic berth into the NCAA baseball tournament by sweeping Dartmouth, 6-2 and 4-1, in the Ivy League championship series. MORE

Apr. 25, 2014

Group of Columbia University students files complaints with federal government, charging systematic mishandling of assault claims and mistreatment of victims by the university; Columbia has been facing pressure to overhaul its approach to sexual assault and harassment. MORE

Apr. 25, 2014

Columbia Daily Spectator, Columbia University’s student-run newspaper, will stop printing daily and switch to a weekly edition beginning in the fall; announcement pits group of paper’s alumni who are angered by the decision against those who view the move as a necessary embrace of the digital age MORE

Mar. 24, 2014

Harlem Biospace, new business incubator focused on biotechnology, will provide start-up lab space in renovated former confectionery research lab on West 127th Street in Harlem, near City College and Columbia University; incubator represents new investment in a neighborhood that has for decades struggled to restore its former economic and social vitality. MORE

Mar. 18, 2014

University of California, Los Angeles and Columbia University are offering programs aimed at keeping health professionals abreast of changes stemming from Affordable Care Act; changes may lead to new career opportunities for professionals with best understanding of law and how it is being put into practice. MORE

Mar. 10, 2014

Editorial praises Columbia University and New York University for their plans to tighten their policies on unpaid internships; contends the universities are setting a good example for other colleges and universities. MORE

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Metal gates installed in front of apartment buildings near Columbia University are just one of the tactics the landlord, the Orbach Group, has used in its effort to push out rent-regulated residents, tenants say.